World League

Smyrna
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rubén Martínez got the match started through his kick off. Sonny Alén showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén Martínez in the 3rd minute of the match. Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamil Momodu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bornova's Sonny Alén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Droguett in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Ahmet Nafiz Özilter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eladio Escalona was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eladio Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Dracena in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eladio Escalona saved Colo-Colo from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 29th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Eladio Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Droguett in the 32nd minute of play forced Bornova's goalkeeper Sonny Alén to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bornova's zone, Honorio Droguett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sonny Alén came out of the goal and Honorio Droguett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rubén Martínez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Sonny Alén tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Colo-Colo booed when Bornova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yusuf Bahadır Rahmet didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kamil Momodu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yusuf Bahadır Rahmet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sonny Alén was a little too slow when Rubén Martínez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 63rd minute, Marco-Antonio Etcheverry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sonny Alén was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Sonny Alén stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rubén Martínez's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Dracena in the 72nd minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Eladio Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamil Momodu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eladio Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Yusuf Bahadır Rahmet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colo-Colo's Ivo Basay was substituted for Honorio Droguett. A collision led to Bornova getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Yusuf Bahadır Rahmet hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Bornova's goalkeeper Sonny Alén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reinaldo Christie. 79 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Kamil Momodu came free, but Eladio Escalona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bornova getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Arif Burak Saygur hit a great ball. Bornova's Sonny Alén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Martínez in the 86th minute of play. Bornova's Sonny Alén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Martínez in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bornova's Kamil Momodu got a free kick in the 88th minute. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Prestes in the 90th minute of play. Bornova's Sonny Alén proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Bornova from getting a goal against them. Eladio Escalona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Ivo Basay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Colo-Colo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.